B.I.C. Humboldt
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | BIC Humboldt |
| Namesake: | Alexander von Humboldt |
| Builder: | SIMA Peru, Callao |
| Launched: | 1978 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2024[update] |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Tonnage: | 600 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Displacement: | 1,731 long tons (1,759 t) |
| Length: |
75.2 m (246 ft 9 in) o/a 66 m (216 ft 6 in) p/p |
| Beam: | 12.6 m (41 ft 4 in) |
| Installed power: | 2 × 388 kW (520 hp), and 1 × 188 kW (252 hp) generators |
| Propulsion: | B&W Alpha diesel engine |
| Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
B.I.C. Humboldt is a Peruvian oceanographic research vessel, with polar capacity, built in 1978, by SIMA shipyard in Callao, Peru, in cooperation with the German Government. The ship has a capacity of 100 people, including crew and scientific staff. The vessel has visited Antarctica on several occasions to assist the Peruvian Antarctic Machu Picchu Base. In 1989 the BIC Humboldt was the subject of a strengthening of the hull and other modifications and improvements.[2]
This vessel was designed and built under the criteria of the Instituto del Mar del Peru (IMARPE) by (SIMA-PERU Shipyards) for scientific research. The BIC Humboldt has the most modern equipment and instruments for scientific technology. In 2010 she planned to enter the ship yards to undergo a process of general maintenance, engine replacement and modernization of all its systems.[3]
References
- ↑ "Imarpe - BIC Humboldt - Carcacteristicas Técnicas". www.imarpe.pe. http://www.imarpe.pe/imarpe/index.php?id_seccion=I0114010100000000000000. Retrieved 2009-11-26. (Spanish)
- ↑ "Imarpe - BIC Humboldt". www.imarpe.pe. http://www.imarpe.pe/imarpe/index.php?id_seccion=I0114010000000000000000. Retrieved 2009-11-26. (Spanish)
- ↑ "EL BIC Humboldt renovará sus motores el 2010 para seguir surcando la Antártida". www.andina.com.pe. http://www.andina.com.pe/Espanol/Noticia.aspx?id=w2OfMWF+mXw=. Retrieved 2009-11-26. (Spanish)
